England Dan & John Ford Coley (album)

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England Dan & John Ford Coley
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1971
Genre Soft rock
Label A&M
Producer Louie Shelton
England Dan & John Ford Coley chronology
England Dan & John Ford Coley
(1971)
Fables
(1971)

England Dan & John Ford Coley is the first album by the pop rock duo of the same name.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by John Ford Coley and Dan Seals.

  1. "Mud and Stone" - 2:46
  2. "Miss Me" - 3:06
  3. "Swamp River" - 2:20
  4. "Tell Her Hello" - 3:15
  5. "Lady Rose" - 2:49
  6. "New Jersey" - 3:00
  7. "Winning Side" - 3:15
  8. "Elysian Fields" - 2:50
  9. "I'm Home" - 2:10
  10. "Ask the Rain" - 1:58

Personnel

Production

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